Verbal Test Form - Vocabulary Review

Comprehensive vocabulary and key terminology extracted from the Saud GAT Verbal test forms and literature passages.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

A motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often shown as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.

Deficiency needs (D-needs)

The first four levels of Maslow’s hierarchy (physiological, safety, love and belonging, and esteem) that arise due to deprivation and motivate behavior when they are not met.

Self-actualization

The highest level of Maslow's pyramid, which a person is enabled to pursue once lower-level needs are met.

Initial

As used in the text regarding colonial settlement, it means early.

Accounting

The process of organizing, analyzing, and communicating financial information that is used for decision-making.

Entrepreneurial Mindset

A specific state of mind that orients human conduct towards entrepreneurial activities, characterized by a willingness to take risks and the ability to learn from failure.

Market Orientation

A business philosophy where a business prioritizes understanding and satisfying customer needs and wants by creating products or services specifically for buyers.

Biogeography

The study of the geographic distribution of living things and the abiotic factors that affect their distribution.

Endemic Species

A species that is naturally found only in a specific geographic area that is usually restricted in size, such as the Venus flytrap.

Generalist Species

Species which live in a wide variety of geographic areas, such as the raccoon.

Business Ethics

Considered the blueprint for building a successful organization, documenting how every decision, process, and procedure takes place based on socially responsible values.

Tissue

A level of biological organization formed when similar cells combine.

Macroeconomics

The core factor involved with business and global-scale economics.

Incentive

A word meaning encouragement, particularly in the context of governments improving services to collect taxes.

Seismograph

A scientific instrument used to sense slight earthquakes.

Taj Mahal

A giant tomb or mausoleum built in white marble by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Cenotaph

A false coffin, such as the one found in the eight-sided room of the Taj Mahal, while the real sarcophagus lies below.

Neonicotinoids

Insect neurotoxins applied to seeds that flow through a plant's whole system, which can damage a bee's ability to navigate home.

Bartering

A system used before money was invented where people traded goods or services directly.

Flow State

A mental state, informally called being ‘in the zone,’ where a person is completely focused on a single task or activity.

Alternative Medicine

Therapies such as homeopathy, acupuncture, and herbalism that are regarded as supplementary to modern, orthodox Western medicine.

Ch’a

A Chinese character meaning to check or investigate, used by Emperor Shen Nung to name the brew now known as tea.

Paniolo

The Hawaiian pronunciation of ‘espaniolos,’ referring to the traditional cowboys of Hawaii whose tradition dates back to $1798$.

Hygiene Hypothesis

A theory proposing that the increasing use of antibacterial soaps and products early in life could weaken immune systems and determine later life sensitivity to autoimmune diseases.

Vibrissae

Extremely sensitive whiskers that help harbor seals sense movements and hydrodynamic trails in the water.

Delayed Gratification

The focus of the Stanford marshmallow experiment, where children choose between a small immediate reward or two rewards if they wait for a period of time.

Stagnant

A term describing economies that remain unchanged, specifically at a 2\text{%} growth rate compared to blossoming economies.

Boazovázzi

A Sami word that translates as ‘reindeer walker,’ describing the traditional work of Sami herders following fast-paced animals on foot or skis.

Scuttled

A term meaning sunk on purpose, as applied to the USS Independence off the coast of California.

Epiphany

Meaning a discovery or sudden realization, specifically regarding the need to join physical conditioning with courage.

Novelty

Something unexpected or new, used to describe the challenges teachers face in unpredictable classroom settings.

Rudimentary

Meaning fundamental, often used to describe basic human needs or simplified living conditions following high-scale destruction.

Frenemy

A term used in news literacy to describe an entity that can be either good or bad, or a mix of both.

Unsolicited

Messages or emails that are sent voluntarily without being requested.